Observation on the effect of fire needle combined with Linggui Bafa for post-herpetic neuralgia
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Title
Observation on the effect of fire needle combined with Linggui Bafa for post-herpetic neuralgia
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W J Acupunct Moxi (2014), Li Jing-cao.
Abstract
To observe the clinical effect of fire needle combined with Linggui Bafa for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).One hundred and twenty patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group with 60 cases each. For observation group, fire needle was applied to prick Zusanl ( ST 36), Yanglingquan ( GB 34), Taichong ( LR 3), Sanyinjiao ( SP 6) and partial Ashi points around the lesion, and Linggui Bafa was combined to perform acupuncture therapy, once every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment; for the control group, only fire needle was applied. After 2 courses of treatment, the comparison of the value of visual analogue scale (VAS) and the total effective rate for the two groups were carried out.
Alternative Title
W J Acupunct Moxi
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Date
Date Created
1/28/2015
Language
Chinese
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Type
Journal Article
doi
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1003-5257(15)60004-6
issn
1003-5257
issue
3
page end
19
page start
16
volume
24